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ENTERPRISE NETWORKING --- September 01, 2005
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THIS WEEK IN ENTERPRISE NETWORKING

Talking IM to Google
By James Gaskin

Depending on your point of view, Instant Messaging along with Voice
over IP just took a major step toward credibility with the new release
of Google Talk (beta), or the market became cluttered with another ho-
hum IM and VoIP service. Since Google made financial history and leads
the search market, executives adore them, so the corporate response
should be favorable.

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James E. Gaskin writes books (15 so far), articles and jokes about
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Gaskin has been helping small and medium sized businesses use
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